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From the perspective of semiotics, “information” is an ambiguous theoretical concept because the word is used to represent both signifier and signified, both text and content. Using the work of Fernand de Saussure, this paper explores theoretical possibilities that open by virtue of...
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This paper considers an instance of non‐verbal graphic communication from the legend of Theseus, in terms of … information theory. The efficient cause of a failure in communication is regarded as a selection error and the formal cause as the … considerations are then introduced. First, why should such a system of signalling have been succeeded by a graphic communication …
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is that often, prospective mates had to evolve means of communication, making it possible for animals to expand their …
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Information and communication in times of war is an area that has been much written about, but one which has not often … second half of the 20th century offer possibilities for the development of an information and communication model …, incorporating data on a range of covert and overt information and communication activities by both sides in the conflict. The model …
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Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the use of formality indicators in chat reference interchanges within the context of politeness theory, with its corollaries of face‐threat and social relationship development. Design/methodology/approach – This discourse analysis...
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communication in library and information science (LIS) journals. Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on a reader … practitioners and academics in scholarly communication.  …
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popular music and examines ideas of Middleton, Stefani and Tagg. Findings – Agreeing that music exists when communication … takes place, a discussion of selected communication models leads to the proposal of a revised version of Tagg's model …'s communication model, adapted to reflect user feedback. It is suggested that this revised communication model reflects the way in …
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finding information as it includes communication skills. An important issue in this is that abstractors exercise IL on a … verbal communication the paper takes an interdisciplinary approach, the main component of which is linguistics. Findings – It … is found that verbal communication and especially analytic‐synthetic writing activities play an important role in …
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Purpose – The aim of this article is to study a locally‐oriented and book‐based research field using two Swedish language sources. Knowledge about citation patterns outside journal‐based, English language databases is scarce; thus a substantial part of research in the humanities and the...
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